a. [ Gr. &unr_; sensation + &unr_; a way; cf. F. esthésodique. ] (Physiol.) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses; -- said of nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. (Med.) Same as Anticausotic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in intermittent fevers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Good against spasms. -- n. A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Apodeictic. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. apodicticus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to point out, to show by argument; &unr_; from + &unr_; to show. ] Self-evident; intuitively true; evident beyond contradiction. Brougham. Sir Wm. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

, adv. So as to be evident beyond contradiction. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to arthrodia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ This is properly the plural of body, Oe. bodise a pair of bodies, equiv. to a bodice. Cf. Corset, and see Body. ] 1. A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her bodice half way she unlaced. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Wearing a bodice. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.) A term applied to the centrifugal, or efferent, course of the nervous influence. Marshall Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Zool.) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Compounded of chlorine and iodine; containing chlorine and iodine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to a codex, or a code. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. codicillus, dim. of codex: cf. F. codicille. See Code. ] (Law) A clause added to a will. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. codicillaris, codicillarius. ] Of the nature of a codicil. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; olive oil, oil + e'i^dos form. ] (Chem.) Derived from castor oil; ricinoleic; as, elaiodic acid. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. épisodique. See Episode. ] Of or pertaining to an episode; adventitious. -- Ep`i*so"dic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Such a figure as Jacob Brattle, purely episodical though it be, is an excellent English portrait. H. James. [1913 Webster]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Pertaining to, or resembling, an epode.

a. [ Gr. &unr_; within + &unr_; way. ] (Physiol.) Conveying impressions from the surface of the body to the spinal cord; -- said of certain nerves. Opposed to exodic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; belonging to departure. See Exodus. ] (Physiol.) Conducting influences from the spinal cord outward; -- said of the motor or efferent nerves. Opposed to esodic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_;, &unr_;, a Greek + &unr_; right, judgment. ] (Gr. Antiq.) A judge or umpire in games or combats. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hydr- + iodic: cf. F. hydriodique. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, hydrogen and iodine; -- said of an acid (HI) produced by the combination of these elements. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hydriodic acid (Chem.), a pungent, colorless gas, HI, usually prepared as a solution in water. It is strong reducing agent. Called also hydrogen iodide. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Physiol.) Exhibiting retarded dicrotism; as, a hypodicrotic pulse curve. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not methodical; without method or systematic arrangement; without order or regularity; confused. Addison.

Syn. -- Irregular; confused; disoderly; unsystematic; desultory. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Without method; confusedly; unsystematically. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lack of method. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. iodique. See Iodine. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, iodine; specif., denoting those compounds in which it has a relatively high valence; as, iodic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Iodic acid, a monobasic acid (HIO3), consisting of iodine with three parts of oxygen and one of hydrogen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.) Kinesodic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; motion + &unr_; way: cf. F. kinésodigue. ] (Physiol.) Conveying motion; as, kinesodic substance; -- applied esp. to the spinal cord, because it is capable of conveying doth voluntary and reflex motor impulses, without itself being affected by motor impulses applied to it directly. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Laodicea, a city in Phrygia Major; like the Christians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion. Rev. iii. 14-16. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lodicula. dim, of lodix, lodicis, a coverlet: cf. F. lodicule. ] (Bot.) One of the two or three delicate membranous scales which are next to the stamens in grasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. melodicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. mélodique. ] Of the nature of melody; relating to, containing, or made up of, melody; melodious. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The branch of musical science which treats of the pitch of tones, and of the laws of melody. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. methodicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. méthodique. ] 1. Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation; well-ordered; as, the methodical arrangement of arguments; a methodical treatise. [ wns=2 ] “Methodical regularity.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Proceeding with regard to method; characterized by method or orderliness; systematic; as, a methodical investigation. [ wns=1 ] “Aristotle, strict, methodic, and orderly.” Harris. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Of or pertaining to the ancient school of physicians called methodists. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Me*thod"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Me*thod"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. modicitas; cf. F. modicité. ] Moderateness; smallness; meanness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. modicus moderate, fr. modus. See Mode. ] A little; a small quantity; a measured supply. “Modicums of wit.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her usual modicum of beer and punch. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. Belonging to a monody. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) (a) For one voice; monophonic. (b) Homophonic; -- applied to music in which the melody is confined to one part, instead of being shared by all the parts as in the style called polyphonic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the nodes; from a node to the same node again; as, the nodical revolutions of the moon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nodical month. See Lunar month, under Month. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to od. See Od. [ Archaic ] -- Od"ic*al*ly adv. [1913 Webster]

a. [ Oxy- (a) + iodic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of iodine and oxygen. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. parodique. ] Having the character of parody. [ 1913 Webster ]

Very paraphrastic, and sometimes parodical. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. per- + iodic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HIO4) of iodine. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. periodicus, Gr. periodiko`s: cf. F. périodique. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods. [ 1913 Webster ]

The periodical times of all the satellites. Sir J. Herschel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical motion of the planets round the sun. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning regularly, after a certain period of time. [ 1913 Webster ]

The periodic return of a plant's flowering. Henslow. [ 1913 Webster ]

To influence opinion through the periodical press. Courthope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed or somewhat variable intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Rhet.) Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a complete sentence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Periodic comet (Astron.), a comet that moves about the sun in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of its approaches to the sun. --
Periodic function (Math.), a function whose values recur at fixed intervals as the variable uniformly increases. The trigonomertic functions, as sin(x), tan(x), etc., are periodic functions. Exponential functions are also periodic, having an imaginary period, and the elliptic functions have not only a real but an imaginary period, and are hence called doubly periodic. --
Periodic law (Chem.), the generalization that the properties of the chemical elements are periodic functions of their atomic weights. “In other words, if the elements are grouped in the order of their atomic weights, it will be found that nearly the same properties recur periodically throughout the entire series.” The following tabular arrangement of the atomic weights shows the regular recurrence of groups (under I., II., III., IV., etc.), each consisting of members of the same natural family. The gaps in the table indicate the probable existence of unknown elements. --
Periodic table,
Periodic table of the elements (Chem.), A tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, illustrating the periodic law, described above. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞Note: A modern version of the periodic table can be found at: https://iupac.org/what-we-do/periodic-table-of-elements/ [ PJC ] TABLE OF THE PERIODIC LAW OF THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS(The vertical columns contain the periodic groups)Series1{ 2{ 3{ 4{ 5{ 6{ 7{ 8{ 9{ 10{ 11{ 12{

-------------------------------------------------------------- |I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. | RH4 RH3 RH3 RH  |R2O RO R3O3 RO2 R2O5 RO3 R2O7 RO4  --------------------------------------------------------------

H
1
Li
7
Na
23
K
39
(Cu)
63
Rb
85.2
(Ag)
(108)
Cs
133
(-)
(-)
(Au)
(197)
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[ 1913 Webster ] ☞ A similar relation had been enunciated in a crude way by Newlands; but the law in its effective form was developed and elaborated by Mendelejeff, whence it is sometimes called Mendelejeff's law. Important extensions of it were also made by L. Meyer. By this means Mendelejeff predicted with remarkable accuracy the hypothetical elements ekaboron, ekaluminium, and ekasilicon, afterwards discovered and named respectively scandium, gallium, and germanium. [ 1913 Webster ] --
Periodic star (Astron.), a variable star whose changes of brightness recur at fixed periods. --
Periodic time of a heavenly body (Astron.), the time of a complete revolution of the body about the sun, or of a satellite about its primary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A magazine or other publication which appears at stated or regular intervals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who publishes, or writes for, a periodical. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a periodical{ 4 } manner; as, flooding occurs periodically in the valley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Periodicity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Periodicities [ Cf. F. périodicité. ] The quality or state of being periodical, or regularly recurrent; as, the periodicity in the vital phenomena of plants. Henfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. podex, podicis, the anus. ] (Zool.) Anal; -- applied to certain organs of insects. [ 1913 Webster ]